Falcons Eliminate FaZe From IEM Beijing 2026

Falcons kept their IEM Beijing 2026 campaign alive after defeating FaZe 2:1 in the Group A lower bracket.

The team comfortably won Ancient 13:3, lost Anubis 10:13, and then closed out the deciding Mirage 13:7.

For FaZe, the loss marked the end of their tournament run. The team leaves Beijing without a single victory after defeats to FURIA and Falcons.

The match was also Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s first meeting with his former team since leaving FaZe in April.

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Falcons Completely Control Ancient

The series began on Ancient, which was picked by FaZe.

However, Falcons took the initiative from the opening rounds and gave their opponents almost no room to mount a comeback.

The standout player on the map was Maksim “kyousuke” Lukin. He finished Ancient with a 2.08 rating and was the key reason behind Falcons’ dominant 13:3 victory.

m0NESY and TeSeS also provided strong support, helping Falcons quickly take the lead in the series.

JBOEN Brings FaZe Back Into the Match

On Anubis, FaZe managed to completely turn the series around.

The best player on the map was Jason “JBOEN” Boe Nielsen, who delivered one of his strongest individual performances of the tournament.

The Danish sniper recorded 25 kills, posted 95.5 ADR, and finished the map with a 2.05 rating.

Thanks to his performance, FaZe won Anubis 13:10 and forced the series onto Mirage.

Falcons Finish Off FaZe on Mirage

The deciding map remained fairly close for a long time.

The first half ended 6:6, and after the side switch FaZe even won the pistol round.

However, Falcons immediately answered with a successful force-buy and completely took control from that point on.

The team won seven rounds in a row and closed Mirage 13:7.

kyousuke was the best player of the entire series. He finished the match with 58 kills, 100.6 ADR, and a 1.58 rating.

m0NESY also had a strong series, ending with a 1.40 rating, while NiKo added a 1.23 rating.

JBOEN was FaZe’s highest-rated player at 1.14, while frozen finished the match with a 1.11 rating.

Twistzz had a difficult series and ended with a 0.64 rating.

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FaZe Leave Beijing Without a Win

After the loss to Falcons, FaZe ended their IEM Beijing 2026 run in last place in their group.

The team lost both of their series at the tournament and failed to repeat the stronger results they had shown at previous events.

Falcons, meanwhile, remain in contention in the lower bracket.

In their next match, they will face the loser of HEROIC vs The MongolZ, once again playing with elimination on the line.